My words

憧れ

あこがれ

yearning, longing, aspiration

しいさあ

シーサー しーしー しし

Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statues, placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs

車庫

しゃこ

garage, car shed, carport

物置

ものおき

storage room, storeroom, lumber room

倉

くら - ソウ

godown, warehouse, storehouse, cellar, treasury

蔵

くら おさ.める かく.れる - ゾウ ソウ

storehouse, hide, own, have, possess

質屋

しちや

pawnshop

網

あみ

net, netting, web, omentum

軒

のき

eaves, narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building

盛り

もり

serving (of food), helping, chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

綿

めん

cotton

収める

おさめる

to dedicate, to make an offering, to pay (fees), to supply, to store, to finish, to bring to a close, to restore (something to its place), to achieve (e.g. a result)

原子

げんし

atom, atom

分子

ぶんし

numerator, molecule, member, element, numerator, the numerator, molecule

怪しい

あやしい

suspicious, dubious, doubtful, dodgy, suspicious (referring to a potential amorous relation), dangerous (e.g. financial situation), ominous (e.g. weather), strange, shady, fishy, charming, bewitching, mysterious

法律

ほうりつ

law, legislation as topic

電源

でんげん

source of electricity, electrical power, power (button on TV, etc.), power supply

薬局

やっきょく

pharmacy, chemist (shop), drugstore, pharmacies

種類

しゅるい

variety, kind, type, category, counter for different sorts of things

鹿

かのしし

deer meat, deer

沼

ぬま

swamp, bog, pond, lake

絞り

しぼり

tye-dye, tye-dyeing, aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye), aperture stop, stop, contraction, squeezing, choke

生地

きじ

cloth, fabric, material, texture, ones true character, unglazed pottery, uncooked dough, batter

絽

ろ

silk gauze (esp. used in light clothing for high summer)

紗

しゃ

(silk) gauze

憧れる

あこがれる

to long for, to yearn after, to admire, to be attracted by

紬

つむぎ

pongee (soft thin cloth woven from raw silk)

鶴

つる たず ツル

crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

訪問着

ほうもんぎ

semi-formal kimono for women, visiting (gala) dress

草履

ぞうり じょうり

zori, Japanese sandals